The Singapore Free Press, 5 January 1950
1950-01-05
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Title Section18 1950-01-05 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA FGFJFHFH SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1950. PKKI Hi (IMS18 words
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Article, Illustration409 1950-01-05 1 UK move this week likely LONDON, Thursday. pAKISTAN yesterday recognised the Chinese Communist Government in Peking, follow-; ing the lead set by Burma and India. Despite strong American pressure, Britain is expected to grant recognition either tomorrow or Saturday. Mr. M. R. Dening, head of theReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 409 words
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Article37 1950-01-05 1 JANET REACHES CHICAGO GO Thurs. I Mrs. Paul j arrived hW I route from Columbus, their threeistfiter in an j save the baby. J to U I k n r piiy- me •.vrii'h tht^v I •.:v U.P.U.P. - 37 words
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Article29 1950-01-05 1 Bandits fire on night mail v Kt-port'T 4 Her and an i man w< n banD the Sinu night I 3 It 12 onr ..an I .Tiat i -vere29 words
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Article23 1950-01-05 1 ITALY SEEKS U.N. APPROVAL United n to ■-> n Sorr.alili to be adfor ten A.smsl :n a draft ent subCJ N Trust eeshlD ReuterReuter - 23 words
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Article226 1950-01-05 1 Free Press Staff Reporter 4 DKAMAiii air dash from Bangkok to Singapore on Tuesday to save the gangrenous leg of a badlyinjured Singapore businessman from being amputated ended unsuccessfully in the Singapore General Hospital yesterday. Fifty-five-year-old Mr. John Pooler, Far Eastern representative of the226 words
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Article137 1950-01-05 1 A-A GUNS MOUNTED IN H.K. HUNG KONG. Thurs. THE Royal artillery were yesterday mounting antiaircraft suns on Hong Kong's Kaitak airfield. Unconfirmed reports said the guns would be manned permanently, but an official spokesman declared that the installations were merely part of the coming air exercises. The official statement thatReuter - 137 words
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Article75 1950-01-05 1 Free Press Staff Keporter A SINGAPORE Bokkien escaped unhurt when allegedly attacked by seven other Chinese in a coffee-shop at the 10th mile. Ylo Chu Kang Road, yesterday afternoon Police are now investigating a statement by the Chinese, that he had heard t click" behind75 words
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Article32 1950-01-05 1 BRITISH troop reinforcements are arriving in Eritrea, and a British warship is to be despatched aoon to the port of Massawa, 50 miles northpast of Asmara, the capital.32 words
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Article18 1950-01-05 1 Establishment of an international association of Asian railways is favoured by most ECAFE countries.— A.P.A.P. - 18 words
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Article75 1950-01-05 1 ROY Kobinson, 44, drove a tram in Southampton for 20 years. Last year, the city decided to replace the trams with buses. Robinson went round with a petition to reprieve the old trams. Few people signed. Last Saturday, he watched sadly as the last car made theA.P. - 75 words
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Article18 1950-01-05 1 The Chinese Commun'st Trade office In Manchuria ha> decided to reopen the port of Dairen. ReuterReuter - 18 words
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Article25 1950-01-05 1 An art exhibition designed to show Communist life in Poland has been banned by the British military govern- ment In Bcrlin.- A.P.A.P. - 25 words
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Article98 1950-01-05 1 LONDON. Thurs. liHE Rubber Study Groups advance information discloses that November world production of natural rubber was 135,000 long tons, compared with October's 120,000, and that consumption wus 122,500 long tons compared with 127,500. Stocks at the end of November were 725.000 long tons comprising (a)Reuter - 98 words
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Article26 1950-01-05 1 A warehouse at Narayan<?ani in East Bengal containing 100,000 tons of jute caught fire on Tuesday and was still blazing late yesterday. ReuterReuter - 26 words
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Article24 1950-01-05 1 Hong Kong entered its eighth day yesterday without tram services and with threats of strikes in other essential services. A.P.A.P. - 24 words
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Article, Illustration32 1950-01-05 1 picture. Singapore Muslims pray at the tomb of Habib Noh, their saint. The occasion was the B<>th anniversary of Habib Noh. which fell yesterday. More than 100 .Muslims observed it. Free PressFree Press - 32 words
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114 1950-01-05 1 Fre;* Piv«,s Stftfl Reporter THE Mcntri Besar ol Tre.ngganu, Tengku Mohamed, has tendered his resignation to the Sultan, the Utusan Mc-layu learns from unofficial .sources in Kuala Trengganu. Tenuku Mohamed is now on leave with his family in Pahang. The report, which is still unconfirmed,114 words
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Article80 1950-01-05 1 I ree Prr*.-, SLUT Rtpmttt 'pHE latest news received in 1 Singapore concerning Mr. Tan Kftti Kee's planned tour of China is that he will not be siting into the interior of that country after all. Mr. Tan Kok Khen?. his son. told the80 words
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Article19 1950-01-05 1 Brilish coal production for the year 1949 was 215.11ti.800 tons compared with 208,469 POO for 1948- ReuterReuter - 19 words
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100 1950-01-05 1 OTTAWA, Thursday. (WNADA yesterday tightened control on the export of strategic materials by increasing the number of countries, including Malaya, to which export permits are required from 46 to 64. Countries now brought under control include Singapore, Malaya, Borneo. Burma, China, Hong Kong, IndoChina,Reuter - 100 words
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Article61 1950-01-05 1 PAKISTAN'S Parliament yesterday rejected an Opposition motion asking the Government to assure the people that criticism of the Cabinet or individual Ministers would not be construed as disloyalty to the State. Prof. Rajkumar Chakravarty. Hindu leader of the Congress Opposition, maintained that both the Central andReuter - 61 words
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Article220 1950-01-05 1 SAIGON, Thursday. 171ETMINI1 forces seem to be attempting a counter-offensive, usually well-informed sources said here today. In a big Christmas Eve attack on a French detachment stationed 30 kilometres south of Donghoi they inflicted "serious los; on the French. Military observers here said lighting hadReuter - 220 words
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Article170 1950-01-05 1 HONG KONG, Thursday. IMIE Communist Peking radio last night issued a call to the millions of overseas Chinese in Malaya and other South-East Asian countries and in Australia to join the 'democratic united front' under the Red flag. Threatening: "obdurate reactionaries" with ex- elusion, the radioU.P. - 170 words
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Article50 1950-01-05 1 HONG KONG Thurs. THE English language is no longer a compulsory subject in the Sun Yat Sen University in Canton, according to a Chinese despatch from Can. on. However, the Communist authorities have decreed any undergraduate wishing to study English will he allowed »o do so.— ReuterReuter - 50 words
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Article116 1950-01-05 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. rrilE newly-established Re- publican daily, Indonesia Raya, in an editorial today warned that the only way Australia can live peacefully with her Asian neighbours is by desisting from making false claims on Dutch New Guinea. The paper said Australia must "accept the friendly hands"U.P. - 116 words
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Article25 1950-01-05 1 The Ethiopian Government has sent telegram to the United Nations refusing: to recognise the U.N. Assembly's decision to return Somalilanc! to Italy A.P.A.P. - 25 words
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Article45 1950-01-05 1 4NGLO-EGYPTIAN r a new Bo cial it to replace the ono which rxpired on Dec. 31 arc clue to open in Cairo within two or three da>.The ex ..it'iit was extended tor three months pending the outcome of new i .tiations ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Advertisement74 1950-01-05 1 FLEXIBIi I^^M^^r MEAT FOR CURRIES are choosing meat for curries be* that there is |ust as much food n the less expensive cuts Here are for meat that is suitable M or for other dishes that need long I cooking BEEF Bt\'f Steak for slewing Shin Beef VEAL Knuckle of74 words
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Advertisement87 1950-01-05 1 PHOTOGRAPHS tot ALL UtXmAX§fiNs indooi or outdooi Dry NEW REX PHOTO STUDIO NO. 1 KAKKLfeS I'm SPORL Popular nam« _4^^BP*^ *B for the Ro\al .^^E^^K^it i l^W\ HortrGuardt. A^~ V Originally /T B^SV*'''^ /^H T^W callfd Tli"* V ■■ki p/-\ that reminds me. Ardath TIPPED p jj^s in tKe Zfi^87 words
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Article, Illustration728 1950-01-05 2 PETER QUENNELL - Conversion of a Communist PETER QUENNELL Reviews new books in U.K. X IjjNTEH in a chariot drawn by two large honking geese the puissant Fairy Good Intentions. For the moment she wears Ihe earnest features of Mrs. Charlotte Haldane, and is here to fell us exactly how and why certain728 words
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Article46 1950-01-05 2 Tito, bv g- r« Bilainkin. (Williams and Norgate. lus. ld> In detailed and *?/m--pathetic portrait-stud:* problem child of Ea oe. TV Works of by B n by Angus David i I and Warburg. 8s I •lirablc vol' n "The I'm. "i i |t G46 words
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Article168 1950-01-05 2 T J in the United Is print kg them v. ith ntional covers but with inside paues cut into upper and lower parts. Stanley Burnshaw. prent of the Dryden Press in New York City, says that such a "Dutch door" arrangement of textbook pages is particularly useful168 words
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Article278 1950-01-05 2 Valley of the Shadow, by 11. OIofT de Wet. Bkukuood. IN 1939 OlotT de Wet was arrested by the Gestapo In Prague He was working as an agent for the French but his family and upbringing had been English. He had once been an278 words
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Article249 1950-01-05 2 BEFORE you finally decide to marry the girl. hav e a good look at her mother-and the girl should have a good look at her future father-in-law This advice is contained in a book entitled "So You Are Going to Get Married" (Vi Skal Giftes), published.249 words
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Article471 1950-01-05 2 P. H. Muir - The Mid-Century's Most Famous P. H. Muir thinks those who will he most rememherrd for their work in the last 50 years are WINSTON CHURCHILL, CHARLIE CHAPLIN LORD RUTHERFORD, ELIZABETH CARRETT ANDERSON, MRS PANKHURST AND BEATRItt WEBB PHOOSE your candidates for inscribing on a future Scroll of Fame! Whal a471 words
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Article214 1950-01-05 2 Policemen In Th»- Precinct. E K I.orac, Collins. The North-Midland Town <f Paulboroußh was a godlv lowa I n the su:: "h it« Abix'v residents, its tndl nindedneas and Cbristlaa :i. But underneath all thai Mmmerid a .seething brew cf ..Jo. SU.\ and hatred. 1 :d>r. it l214 words
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Advertisement31 1950-01-05 2 RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL CABARET ATTRACTION MISS VICKY -The Wonder Girl with her Acrobatic Dance and Sensational Contortionist Act |i urn mm 1 1 nilllliiiiiiiminiii Dance Music By Frank Pickford His Orchestra31 words
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Miscellaneous206 1950-01-05 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR have a new and fresh wa> of looking at things and if in science might easily make some discovery which would entirely change the outlook of the world. Being highly individualistic, you are often very critical of those who think and act differently from yourself Learn to206 words
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Miscellaneous216 1950-01-05 2 F.P. Crossword No* 885 l_l_iiii#:zi 120I 20 r l"L"IIIHl"" 1 1^ ~r; !L II II 31 3c iP P^ %#./?> (LI K8 ROSS 2 Person of resolution 9> 7 Memorandum ci>. 9 Be Indebted (3»; 10 Very cold <di, 12 Fuel <4>. 13 Banal (5), i4 Change Horn put evil216 words
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Miscellaneous8 1950-01-05 2 Solution To Crossword No. 884 Tfei^PiTi i N|GBhM¥|8 words
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Article282 1950-01-05 3 Leaders give opinions NEW YORK, Thursday. QLNERALISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek says a Pacific pact is imperative to promote the cause of peace in 19aO and Gen. Carlos Romulo, President o f the I .V General Assembly, says progress toward agreements in the field of atomic energy wouldA.P. - 282 words
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Article35 1950-01-05 3 NEW BRICK SAVES TIME AND COSTS Thurs. I .nterlockiiij patentee La claim--30 per Iding labour I that in could the lmeci i plumb \v.\lL I founda- inter! icka at al ritiea rrom s n AAPAAP - 35 words
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Article18 1950-01-05 3 SPAIN RAISES TELE CHARGES T 1. on all lele- rdei said iper-1 •be c mThe ►ary FHFHJFH A.P.A.P. - 18 words
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Article87 1950-01-05 3 MANILA. Thurs. I OCAL businessmen have L* urged the relaxation of import controls at a Senate public hearing, at which Chinese merchants or their representatives were conspicuous by their absence. pino and other foreign businessmen advocated relaxations both on import and export controls to ease pricesA.P. - 87 words
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Article, Illustration31 1950-01-05 3 photo. the rurtain rail Mac West puts on thr nii'Hi'K, which sh«- w^ars in 'Diamond l.il" in room a{ the Plymouth Theatre in New York. ;)!"Pn are valued at IS^J.OOO.- A.P.A.P. - 31 words
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Article230 1950-01-05 3 RANGOON, Thursday. T>l KM A is hoping to have peace by July IS, 1950. 13 the t\r»t anniversary of the launching of the "pea<e-\vit hiii -one-yea r" plan. But although the plan is now more than flve months old, conditions oughout the greater part ofReuter - 230 words
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93 1950-01-05 3 TOKIO. Thur>da\. iifsf who love omens, look forward to a "t betaf brave. lent astrology says 1950 is the year of means a period requiring courage •hat ofori :onal ooni .trds what pitta ami improve- bfiieve th-ir I was the This signiB :.lty.A.P. - 93 words
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Article20 1950-01-05 3 Trade Board ipproved a list ies which can Greece from 2 < hout from countries in rh^ \f-irsr»">li A.P.A.P. - 20 words
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Article46 1950-01-05 3 The Nationalist Prime Minister In Formosa. Marshal Yen Hii-shan. has said lhat Acting President Li Tsunn-jen, who has undergone an operation in New York, has cabled him that he plans to return and resume leadership in about a month- U.P.U.P. - 46 words
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Article277 1950-01-05 3 ipOR bridge fans who like unusual playing situations, here is a deal from "Winning Tricks' tin fine book by John Brown cl England. West's diamond lead is ruffed in •lummy, and trumj» drawn in two leads. South makes the club kins and leads a second club. And here277 words
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Article, Illustration56 1950-01-05 3 Photo Here is a vieV of part of the torchlight parade and firework display in the Soviet sector of Berlin to mark the 70th birthday of Marshal Stalin. The celebrations were attended by an estimated 400.000 persons and included speeches by Communist leaders. The torchlight procession took an hour toA.P. - 56 words
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Article91 1950-01-05 3 German Reds in had with Mascow BERLIN. Th-.irs. WESTERN socialist circles report that the Communists are in trouble with Moscow for failure to promote prosperity In Eastern Germany. The British-licensed Telegraf. edited oy Socialists who have many party friends in the Sol Z :u\ said the Russian Hit?h Command sharplyA.P. - 91 words
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Article48 1950-01-05 3 and its environs were rocked by an earthquake of intensity at 10.53 a.m on Tuesday. The tremors lasted about two minutes. The Manila weather bureau said the fresh tremors were an after-shock of the earthquake Which shook the entire island of Luzon on Friday.48 words
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Article88 1950-01-05 3 WASHINGTON. Thun. 'VUE Voice of America has 1 opened I oew radio programme in the Arabic Language with a statement by President* Truman expressing the hope that it would strengthen friendship with Arabic peoples. Mr. Truman, "extending c »rdial greetings and best Wishes to the people88 words
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Article75 1950-01-05 3 JEAN BODY. ?7. a Nefr«, W as charged in a Tennessee, court with taking a swipe with a grass cutting knife at David Young. IV. also :i Negro. "We were just playing." Young told Judge Andrew Doyle. Body agreed. "•Playing?" exclaimed .lud^e Doyle. "What would have happened ifA.P. - 75 words
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219 1950-01-05 3 WASHINGTON, Thursday. tyORLD trade figures published by the United fT States Commerce Department reflect an expanded interest in Africa as the source of raw materials and foodstuffs and a consequent increase in African trade with other nations. Incomplete statistics prepared by the Department show thatU.P. - 219 words
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Article46 1950-01-05 3 T'URKEY is in better shape than any other European country, according to Mr. George Wodsworth. the U.S. minister in Ankara. The Near East is safe if the Turks hold out in the DOld war "and they are holding but," he baid.- A.P.A.P. - 46 words
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Article43 1950-01-05 3 JAPANS total raw silk shipments to the United States during December rose to 4.640 bales. Tills was believed to be due to the improved demand on the New York siik market coinciding with a reduction in stock.— ReuterReuter - 43 words
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Article164 1950-01-05 3 NORWALK OHIO. Thursday rtILLON Nash, his wife and his ten-year-old daughter, Mary Jane, are giving up their brand new home because the father once was a drunkard. The 41-year-old mattress factory owner doesn't drink anymore and the family loves the low white ranch-type houseA.P. - 164 words
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Article292 1950-01-05 3 NEW DELHI, Thursday rUSTI'RBED conditions elsewhere in Asia wou'd be a big help to Chinese Communists, but they arc unlikely to start anything themselves, a noi^d American authority on the Far East belie According to Mr. Owen Lattimore, acknov. 1< i expert on Asian affairsA.P. - 292 words
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Article31 1950-01-05 3 The UIM'B3-Kin S ra »t of 1 P and 0.. complete reconditioning ter var duties, retu: mal service today. uh>':» she sails from Engi. India. Ceylon and Au.>31 words
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100 1950-01-05 3 EDINBURGH Thi.. THE London editor I ScoUman vrttes that India, which is believed i I top the United State* SUt« Departments list for capital investment when President Truman's -Fourth Point programme begins to mow. will lose her priority ;t d* agreements on theReuter - 100 words
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Article18 1950-01-05 3 Ten pi i 75 Injured i ezprei cret k after a I I B U.P.U.P. - 18 words
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Advertisement124 1950-01-05 3 7h^ ittvfayrveShdle Wp ITS A i 1 II I T II r BF FORGO 1 T E N A SMITHS CLOCK fiß^M -il 12 j A lifetime of trouble F*£^ali free and dei>endabl JfcS^Pl ■anriec what more +*rWL f 5 SJ* lslsls^. could one wish for.' \Jr '^fc&ij /^V. Make124 words
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Miscellaneous532 1950-01-05 3 «%INC*APC)RF American Personalities Parade: Coffee Hour Favourites; 1100 «UY >"lWKfc nZ"^ AnnlvwMrt: M R^io Concer, H.H: .130 News IS4 and 11.1 metres orcoc /O- i Bulletin; 11.45 Close Down. 4. p.m. .r-roTir iipws from Kl Br Lbo ioingdpore) Music for Teatime with the at 10 am George Melachrino Orchestra; TODAY532 words
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Miscellaneous49 1950-01-05 3 WHAT'S ON IN K.L. HI 1 y\\ 11 lON •o»i;o\ < OMSKI M 111 \1 n\rni PCNANC CAIWAI 'Mil Maid.- Kl 1.1H04 1. 1 <•»'.! I WINDSOR Y.a:> il IPOH mi ii OlUiiv Dar4. r 1 SEREMBAN I'l HKI KOl'iH K« niAi MPIIIKI MALACCA c in km m*lav S\\O\ B49 words
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591 1950-01-05 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 1950. TOO LOVELY FOR MAN EN ./..oft got its present j name because the Portu- lesc when they first arrivt there felt it was the mo<t beautiful place on rth. They had not been Kashmir. the other J < ::hiy paradise, and could591 words
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Article926 1950-01-05 4 SEYS PRICE - Mao unlikely to attack Hong Kong SEYS PRICE By WHAT is Mao going to do about Hong Kong? First he must consider the military aspect. He sees 40,000 British troops all set to defend their small area and with better arms and auxiliary equipment than his own men possess. He926 words
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Article, Illustration37 1950-01-05 4 General Smuts (standing left centre) makinq a speech during the celebrations at the Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria. South Africa. Listening are <on the left*, the Premier Mr. Daniel Malan and (on the rightK Mr. Nicolas Havenga (Finance Minister).37 words
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Article67 1950-01-05 4 MISSIONARY TO PUBLISH BOOK THE Rev. Michael Scott, spokesman for the tribesmen of SouthvesL Africa and a former London curate, has signed a contract >.o publish his autobiography. It will appear about the end of this year. Mr. Scott, a misbionuiy recently appeared before the trusteeship Council of the UnitedReuter - 67 words
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Article, Illustration17 1950-01-05 4 Bob Flopt enjoys a dance with schoolgirl Joyce Felsen rlurlnp a college dance in a HoUyicood studio.17 words
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Article1346 1950-01-05 4 POLITICO - POLITICO By 0S T popular mental exercise just now, if the news agencies and shiny magazines are to be believed, is picking the Man of the Half Century. One American magazine has come oul plump tor Mr. Churchill and Ihev will not find many on the1,346 words
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500 1950-01-05 4 Austin Lee - Surely, Bishop, all Life is a Gamble..... Austin Lee m** says the Rev. A ROYAL ComisfcA sion on Betting, Lotteries, and Gaming is sitting in London and hearing evidence from ;i!l Md sundry who like to appear and (pve it.» Recently it heard evidence from the Bishop of London and500 words
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Advertisement102 1950-01-05 4 Ml/S/C FOR ALL... HUNOARIAN RHAPSOI d r I THE" WAI K TO rOE PARADISK OAKDCN ni A Village Romeo Juhe; I N b- ami- 2 p> The H.wir <^:. 1 by Sit John BarbiroUl rUU ARV (From Ballet i Dane of the I Sabre Dance tßoth from B Philharmoni* Oi-cheetra102 words
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Article376 1950-01-05 5 S.I.T. NOT TO RAISE RENTS Hope of a reduction Free Press Staff Reporter J»HE Singapore Improvement Trust last night said that it had no intention to increase the rentals of its properties and expressed the hope of "a considerable reduction" in some rentals. The full S.I.T. statement follows; ''Recent articles376 words
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Article178 1950-01-05 5 Villagers ask for ration service ',s StatV hVporter NrS or Singapore d'.striots not served :itrol mobile anil :...vr i ::rcn to C ntrol Department the unit to visit east once a week tc their ration card Food ControllA D" Butler-Madden. bat the De.ld not make ar- i rve new dis>hortage178 words
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Article, Illustration370 1950-01-05 5 Free Press Staft' Reporter FiK. Harold H. Fisher, chairman of the Hoover In- stitute and Library of Stanford University in California, has arrived in Malaya to study the methods of government, political movement and culture of the country. He told the Free Press in Singapore yesterday370 words
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Article60 1950-01-05 5 Free Pr«'«*s Staff Reporter Thirty-ttw-yt :ir-old Sim Lul. Of Braddt-ll Road, whn pi Md«'d guilty in the Singapore Second District Court to possession of 32 gallons of fermented rice and to having distilled one and a half gallons of sum.su without a licence, was fined60 words
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Article181 1950-01-05 5 I^IIK Colonial Office and the National Institute for the Blind last nisht announced the formation of the British Empire Society for the Blind which they have jointly formed to deal with problems of blindness in the British Colonial Empire and to promote the welfare, education,181 words
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Article, Illustration27 1950-01-05 5 FT. Col. Fisli^ station Com nder T '.'strict. I declaring open ths nev c r »ite>M for civilian emplaj*, of the Army at Majed ee Barraik.v recently.27 words
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Article63 1950-01-05 5 Free Press Stall Keportei KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. AJOHORE Town Planning AdvLsorv Committee been -set up. The new committee consists of the Commissioner of Lands and Mines, the officerin -charge of Town Boards, the state P W.D Engineer, the Chief Surveyor and the Deputy Principal Medical Officer.63 words
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Article65 1950-01-05 5 Free Press Stall Reporter JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. RESOLUTION that the Johore Civil Service Association should seek registration under the Trade Union Ordinance was unanimously adopted at an extraordinary meeting of the Johore Bahru tranch of the association last night The meeting also agreed to send the65 words
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261 1950-01-05 5 SCHOOLS HANG UP 'NO ROOM' NOTICES Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE schools have had to reject thousand 1 of applications by parents wishing to enrol their Children this year. The principals of eight Government and Governmo'" 1 *M*d c >v iools ,-c j stTday gave the Free Press figures which261 words
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Article691 1950-01-05 5 Free Press Staff Reporter DEPLYING to a statement by the Singapore Municipal Services Union on Municipal examinations, Mr. A. P. Rajah (Progressive South Ward) yesterday repudiated the Union's assertion that it at no time agreed to the examination bars set by the Municipal Commissioners in691 words
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Article, Illustration64 1950-01-05 5 picture MR. Frank Gibney, Time Magazine's Tokio correspondent, is now touring the Federation and Singapore to gather information for an article on Malaya and Southeast Asia. Mr. Gibney, who has been touring the Philippines, Indonesia and Borneo, says that Singapore "is an easy city to feel at home in. TheFree Press - 64 words
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Article18 1950-01-05 5 Mrs. Mclnrov h.is been appointed an Assistant Controller of F oieign exchange, Foreign Control Department, Singapore18 words
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Article130 1950-01-05 5 Free Press Staff Reporter j CIEVEN men of the Malay ReO fiment are returning this \v< ek to Malaya after attending Armv courses of instruction in England since August last at the School of infantry and in tactical training at Wanninster. They are 2nd. Lt. Khalid130 words
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247 1950-01-05 5 Commission was hasty, says S.R.A. Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners have been criticised for being "hasty in rejecting last year a contract involving $700,000 to resurface roads by the Recondo method. This criticism is contained in a report by a sub-commit-tee of inquiry appointed by the Singapore Ratepayers*247 words
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Article42 1950-01-05 5 The ceremony of pro!< and the taking of th. habit at the convent Of the Little Sisters of the Poor )m Thonui >n Road Singap -r» will take place m 4 morrow. in>' I in the mornine as origin ed.42 words
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Advertisement96 1950-01-05 5 Here* Economy For 1950 Each and every Suit styled by Tailors that really know how to put FIT' into tailored elegance. Each suit destined to play perfect part in style. From Tropical Light weight casuals, to suits that give the tone to after dark occasions, all are cut by the96 words
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Advertisement71 1950-01-05 5 f/l I/Ircolin sheets >d SBfi THfSf SHEETS ARE NOTED FOR DURABILITY and for RETAINING THEIR SNOWY WHITENESS BLEACHED COTTON SHEETS, Plain Hemmed Linen Finish Size X 100 a a i\t S 9.95 e* PILLOW CASES To match Sue 20" X 1.80 Ik. t SHEET SETS Comprising Two Bleached Sheets. Size71 words
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Article253 1950-01-05 6 A Hacks over wide area Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. TEMPESTS, Spitfires, Beaufighters and Sunderlands of the R.A.F. today carried out air strikes over a wide area in the Federation. Security forces are following up these airi strikes. Bandit hideouts in the Ampang253 words
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Article41 1950-01-05 6 MUar. Wed A cyclist, Quik Ek Joo. v ho carried a pillion rider, was fined $3 by the litu&r Magistrate. Another Phee Kim Teik. was also fined the same amount for ridins: a bicycle at night without a light41 words
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Article, Illustration28 1950-01-05 6 picture. ,^M(>.\(i ih»* new If IMB Jeweller] from the Paris drsignini houses kk this bih necklace and matching bracelet in ftli mesh with Rlitterins round-out diamonds.- A. P.A.P. - 28 words
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Article, Illustration63 1950-01-05 6 smile happily in this picture.— picture. EGYPTIAN and visiting girl guides put on a local jamboree in the grounds of the Egyptian Koyal Agricultural Society in t'airo recently. The jamboree marked the visit of Lady Baden Powell, World Chief Guide. Among the national units was a group ofA.P. - 63 words
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Article356 1950-01-05 6 THE speed limit of 30 miles an hour already imposed upon motor vehicles within Singapore Municipal limits will be extended to built-up areas in the rural districts. A gazette notification to this effect will be published tomorrow. Traffic police will carry out vigorous patrols alon^356 words
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Article134 1950-01-05 6 PRIVATE TEACHERS TO UNITE Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Wed DRIVATE school teach- ers in Kuala Lumpur plan to form themselves into a trade union "to end exploitation" of some private school teachers and pupils. The decision waj made at >etlng held recently at which representatives ol Kuala Lumpur's134 words
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Article40 1950-01-05 6 Mi'AR. Wed -Charge I with hef! of ab and two lumps A .era;) rubber at Bukit Berampang Estate, TUigkak, Wo::u C iioon was allowed bail of $150 by the Muar Magistrate. T:ie (as** was postponed to .Fan 7.40 words
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Article116 1950-01-05 6 thk High Commissioner, 8i: Henry Gurney, has now appointed a full Com- mission of inquiry to investigate the cause of the recent walk-out of students at the Suit an Idris Training College at Tanjong Malim. it was officially stated today. Ml Justice Spenser Wilkinson will be chairman116 words
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Article21 1950-01-05 6 yilK Londoi. ag.i turnover oi ITo tin price MM £600 15s I to £581 I nion:: £.38^ U.P.U.P. - 21 words
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Article14 1950-01-05 6 BOOKMAKING CHARGES PENANO Uat U I i last I D. E H HB -414 words
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Article135 1950-01-05 6 Labour Party of Singapore has opened a branch for members living in the Serangoon and Rochore districts. The first president of the lew branch is Mr. V. Rajaretnam and the patron is Mr S.M.A.H. Chisty, newlyelected Labour member on the Municipal Commission The draft rules and135 words
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Article426 1950-01-05 6 LONDON, Thursijjv THE new account in the London Stock Exch.i yesterday began on a quiet but cheerful i Early dealings gave firmness to British funds leading industrials. Business dried up later l> ever, and prices began to drop in idle markets Most operators were awaiting426 words
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Advertisement71 1950-01-05 6 TODAY 4 SHOWS Pltast Note Times: 10..10— 5.30— 8.45 jigßg^gW. I ST. AT M'NITE «toq Brsen in IiAWAI CALLS" PLUS fiene Autry in "S.NS'N'G HILL" R P:."ur.-. LAST DAY! I 11 in 1.45; I 1"> .v 9 «> pm \\~W- new Mus«*d Vnn i i iNiiniM S HONOUR" "MIDNIGHT SAT!71 words
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Advertisement134 1950-01-05 6 DagM W "■lnßr die LAST 4 PERFORMANCES Ha.m. 1 45 4.00 6 30 p m fwjf JOHNNY LEADS R^^jljfcw mSr GORILLA CHARGE '*nBLMt?k WEIsJ LIER Special Far East Premiere Tonight at 9.30 p.m. A CHALLENGE TO SINGAPORE )ou arc constantly asking far cljss pictures and grumbln:.^ A,... y»u don't .net134 words
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Miscellaneous303 1950-01-05 6 SZ/V GAPORE SI 1 11*1*1 \G MIPS Slnga- a in-Ui. O Harbour Board K sl Whmrt: v. a Sh.rrs Wharf: Ma\u,ll B Toduv s Wharf ArrivaU: p Main wharf: Saidja <3i-32>. i29>, BedUi < 30 Rajaii Lrooki rroUu -37), Hoegl) aiher- (40*41), B-ncl. urh 412-43 Queen (27-28) V\.>t Wharf: Wa303 words
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Article, Illustration552 1950-01-05 7 VETERAN - VETERAN Plans to leave next month By yyOXG Peng Soon, Malayan and Singapore badminton champion, has decided to make a bid for the All-England title, held by Dave Freeman of the United States. His proposed trip to London to take part In552 words
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Article103 1950-01-05 7 Paish out in singles doubles Mr .s s doubles in the India lawn tennis pionship at Allahaesterday were play- down to the semis with the decision ;ir quarter-finals, the Philippines. Spain and Belgium he penultimate that Britain :aded when ,»r.rl Kumar best P .1 and Gerakl I 4. 6—4 alsoReuter - 103 words
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Article315 1950-01-05 7 CRUSADER - CRUSADER Bv S.C.C. II points; GHQ FAKELF 8 points. IX one of the hardest fought rugby matches of the season on the Padang last evening. Singapore Cricket Club beat GHQ FARELF by a goal and two tries to a goal and a try. The Club, incidentally,315 words
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90 1950-01-05 7 1 PROMOTER Jack Solomons has asked the New York Athletic Commission to recognise Dave Sands of Australia. conqueror of France's Robert VUfemain-, as the Nil 1 contender for the world middleweight crown. Solomons offered to promote a bout in London between SandsU.P. - 90 words
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Article, Illustration34 1950-01-05 7 picture. An incident daring the rugger match between the Johoi schools and Mic Singapwt schools which was played on Tur .sj\. Th* rosuli was :i ti.rf -nil win for the Johore team.— Free PressFree Press - 34 words
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101 1950-01-05 7 'T'HE draw for tht- \vomcn"s Jan- uary stroke competition of tlic Royal Singapore Golf Club to be played on Monday, Jan. 9 Is a^ iollows Airs. Gray Mrs. E. Frost; tin, Cobky Mrs. McMullan; Mrs. Eldir Mrs. Perdriau; Mrs. Wil-l;um-on Mrs. Sti-ed; Mrs. Daly Miss101 words
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Article17 1950-01-05 7 KEN*] bcit Eastern Counties fl-r> In a Rut by Union fixture yesterday.- Reuter A.P.Reuter; A.P. - 17 words
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Article36 1950-01-05 7 I I'rr.ss C*rrrspon4rnt BANGKOK Shamrern Srima the Siamese tx i Ban ild the Froo Presi I trn to Si:. and fighl again certain that his wife h recov* red from her i36 words
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87 1950-01-05 7 French Air Force XV due on Jan. 1 7 THE French Air Force uigby team is arriving by plane from Saigon on Jan. 17 for two games In Singapore. On Jan. 18 it meets RAF. Malaya and on the following day Singapore Civilians. The team returns to Saigon on Jan.87 words
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Article27 1950-01-05 7 JOHORE BAHRU. 'I JOH<">: M :.uca meel in Rugbj Saturday at ban. by l for I C. Dilioi D Dai I c p < P27 words
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209 1950-01-05 7 'I will do my best in Manila'— Welch JIMMY Welch the R.A.F. lightweight who beat J Siam's Phol Prapadaeng six days ago, left Kallang Airport today bound for Manila, where is scheduled to fight Small Quintin at the Rizal Stftdium on Jan. 18. Welch was Accompanied iiy Daniel N. Capili.209 words
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Article122 1950-01-05 7 All set for Empire Games I ITTI.E remains to be done in preparation for the British Empire Games at Auckland. New Zealand, next month. The grounds are now ready, and the first party of competitors to arrive the Canadians, who reach Auckland next Tuesday will be able to go straightReuter-AAP - 122 words
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280 1950-01-05 7 nREAT-HEARTED batting by Dudley Nourse (114) f Tayfield <*•">) and Mann (46) enabled South Africa ti» avoid an innings defeat by B."> runs by Australia in the second Test ai Capetown yesterday. South Africa were all out for 333 just before tea and AustraliaReuter - 280 words
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Article20 1950-01-05 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Thure. THE Royal Johore Internation..: Club's golf championship meeting will be ruld on January 29.20 words
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Article, Illustration472 1950-01-05 7 BOBBY NJOO R. M - Njoo and Sands will have lot at stake on Jan. 13 BOBBY NJOO R.M. picture. A USTRALIA'S most promising welterweight boxer. 20-year-old Alfie Sands, will have one of the toughest fights of his career when he clashes with Bobby Njoo, Indonesia's light and welterweight champion eight days from now. ItFree Press - 472 words
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Article102 1950-01-05 7 SELECTION. v h.di Home Kong L'hinev British lootb;.. ne crack bpaniMi iea!n i)ep Espano! cu Barcelona on Difhi R( the R: :ium. It will be the third appearcrue ner. <>f th< I footballer* vbo BM < ;> All-Manila oo Ne« Day nnd tlien beat aU.P. - 102 words
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Article9 1950-01-05 7 Conw i cabled Liffnsointwrw ReuterReuter - 9 words
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Advertisement162 1950-01-05 7 T LOCUS •(MU Isrric: eeiuipmentx Jofa Ct-•' M V 1 f \I\HK n MVKKv\L H\.N 7 jjE- 4 vjivcs superhet t -4 M AC DC Mams HO. 125. 210 ILi ""jt 22 V POPULAR RECEIVER jj—^—^^— it provides COOD RECEPTION at tm >mmmmomtm^ HT LOW COST SELECTIVITY ■^T* --'w com162 words
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Advertisement60 1950-01-05 7 STORES DEPT. Borneo Motors Ltd. DISTRIBUTORS FOR... Exide Batteries Fram Engine Filters Raybestos Brake Clutch Liners Lodge Plugs Servis Recorders Stenor Vulcanizers Runbaken Oil Coils Vinatex Speciolloid Pistons Aero Piston Rings Slip Products Zenith Armstrong Shock Absorbers BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED SINGAPORE— MALACCA— SEREMBAN—K. LUMPUR IPOH FENANC— BUTTERWORTH— IESSEI TON New60 words
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Article21 1950-01-05 8 NCAN. To Jo. wile of D::icm. in Mth Novemi:>r 1940, at St. Roth. Nice, a i Claire Marie. Borh well.21 words
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Article41 1950-01-05 8 8. C. 1 MONTEIRO friends A: relatives for their wedding, for ::d gifts. MK <fc MRS. NELSON TEO CHFOW PENG sincerely tr.ank rdathrCfl Sc friends for their kid pre*mce valuable gifts seal on the occasion of their re on 31.12.49.41 words
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Article397 1950-01-05 8 RED INVASION OF HAINAN NEXT WEEK Ships bought in H'Kong? HONG KONG, Thursday. rHINESE Nationalist intelligence sources said in Formosa yesterday that the Chinese Reds had bought tank landing craft in Hong Kong to build up a large invasion fleet for an assault on food and arms short Hainan withinAP; U.P.; Reuter - 397 words
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Article, Illustration45 1950-01-05 8 photo. Mr. Charles K. Paul, a U.S. naval attorney, is here seen testing his 'pedalcopter" at Lakehurst. New Jersey. Built out of spare cycle parts and usm? a helium-filled envelope to support the device, Mr. Paul has flown the pedalcopter at 10 m.p.h.- A. P.A.P. - 45 words
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Article32 1950-01-05 8 The Pakistan Prime Minis I ter Liaquat All Khan, told questioners in Parliament yesterday that no definite date i had been fixed for his visit t«' Moscow, announced last year.32 words
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Article200 1950-01-05 8 HONG KONG, Thurs. OVER 40 per cent, of Shanghai's 6,000,000 populace— or 2 400.000 -are now unemployed, according to arrivals from that city. They said that three large foreign companies— the American Express. De La Rama Lines and the Nederland^che Indische Handeisbank— will suspend operationReuter - 200 words
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Article98 1950-01-05 8 WAFDISTS TRIUMPH XHE Nationalist Wafd Party has won Bopt'l fn.i po.<-t--war general election, capturing at least 160 of the 118 seats. As results came in yesterday the Wafdlsti went ahead by leaps and bounc's to an absolute majority in the nt*v Ciiamber of Dpn'.i 4 ip> in v the numberReuter - 98 words
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Article104 1950-01-05 8 MEXICO CITY Tl. TWO cab drivers wore tramplod to d^ath when police lired tear gas sheik into a mob protest in ftgaim arrest of ill drii Twenty- two porsons Including three Kcret agents, were injured In the stampede and battle :hat followed the tear gas atU.P. - 104 words
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Article52 1950-01-05 8 HONCi KONG. Thurs. THE Kwangtung postal administration has fixed postal charges to neighbouring Hong Kong and .Macao at inland rates because both colonies are "part of Chinese territory," according io Chinese press reports from Canton. The reports added that this was done on instrtic- tions fromReuter - 52 words
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Article188 1950-01-05 8 DUTCH IN JAKARTA CONFIDENT JAKARTA, Thurs. DUTCH officials were busy yesterday with plans for developing their US$2,OOO million investment in their former colony, now the United States of Indonesia, as the outlook for the 50,000 to 60,000 Dutchmen here appeared brighter than at any time since the Japanese seized theA.P. - 188 words
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Article231 1950-01-05 8 Truman 's plan to beat Reds WASHINGTON, Thursday. nKESIDENT Truman laid before Congress yesterday a seven-point foreign policy programme with which, he predicted, the United States will meet and master the global challenge of Communism *at this crucial point in world history." While the greatest danger "of die cold warA.P. - 231 words
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Article51 1950-01-05 8 LONDON, Thurs. TPIIfc delegate of Communist North Korea at a meeting of the Asian < -minform said it was necessary to organise the peasants of Americanbacked South Korea into rebellion in order to achieve unification of the country and hrin; about land reforms, the Moscow51 words
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Article32 1950-01-05 8 St'nor Domingo Imperial, Philippines Minister to Bangkok, who has been in Singapore for past few days after attending the Dutch handing over ceremony in Jakarta, left for Bangkok this morning.32 words
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Article83 1950-01-05 8 rHE Colonial Office and the National Institute for the Blind in London yesterday announced the formation of a British Empire Society for the Blind to deal with problems of blindness and to promote the welfare, education and employment of blind people in the British Colonial Empire. TheReuter - 83 words
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Article19 1950-01-05 8 Communist authorities in Swatow have confiscated all arms and munitions aboard the Chinese-owned vessel Ching Hin ReuterReuter - 19 words
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Article150 1950-01-05 8 India utters war warning to Pak. BOMBAY, Thursday IF Pakistan wants war, we are prepared for it," the Indian Deputy Prime Minister, Sardar Patcl. told a mammoth gathering here last night. The Indian "Iron Chancellor," whose 60-minute speech was broadcast to the nation by the All-India Radio, explained that IndiaReuter - 150 words
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Article25 1950-01-05 8 The Czech Government has expelled 158 non-Communist lawyers from the legal profession, "liquidated" th.ir offices and drafted some of them for unskilled labour. U.P.U.P. - 25 words
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Article21 1950-01-05 8 Prince Regent presided at the anointing ceremony in Bangkok for Kln» Phumiphol's new car a Bri- usn Daimler. A.P.A.P. - 21 words
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Article49 1950-01-05 8 MARSHAL STAUN jesterdaf replied to the Prime Minister. Mr. Clement Attlee's telegram of greetings to him on Ills 70th birthday. M. Stalin's telegram to Mr. Alt lee said: "I ask you to accept my thanks for your greetings and good wishes for my birthday. ReuterReuter - 49 words
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Article14 1950-01-05 8 India and Afghanistan have signed a rive-year trade and U.P. friendship treaty.—U.P. - 14 words
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Article164 1950-01-05 8 A.. A MANILA. Thursday. n American woman testified yesterday* that George Murray, involved in a major international arms smuggling ring, told her shortly before he was slain last year that he intended to divorce his Filipino wife. The evidence was given at the resumed trial ofA.P. - 164 words
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Article30 1950-01-05 8 THE Danish Government yesterday accepted a British invitation to take part in a conference of the United Kingdom and Scandinavia union in London, beginning on Jan. 16.— A.P.A.P. - 30 words
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Article25 1950-01-05 8 JHE New York Stock Exchange yesterday closed firm afier marked expansion in activity in the afternoon had Rent to nearly U.S. $2.— ReuterReuter - 25 words
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Advertisement226 1950-01-05 8 PERSONAL 11 I Mr. i: 3 Kc^i comrmini- t> >ma« Cowan and Co. I'd. «\V 8. Coleman* Kual.i pur with view to purchase Amb:r roncus for sale OLDS MOBILE COUPE, first re--1.1 49. mileage 9.000. 180 Mount Pleasant or Phone 3015 FOR SALE CARRIER AIR-CONDITIONER on I maintenance. Apply rfe226 words
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Advertisement204 1950-01-05 8 Healthy People keep their Wj^kS"// and heaithy m yo wtnt te teft^ r^»«M M P* s1 "> get b the Perox. I Mj*m! m >aste e dentifrice with t ■fJft lX m sa^ e n rcat Bntain. This is W^^Jhiß S namely to clean the teerh thorougi P^^J^jlß m tafcly.204 words
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Miscellaneous12 1950-01-05 8 HIGH TIDES Today: 12.06 am. 10.55 p.m. Tomorrow: 12.30 am II.M p.m.12 words